Advertising card for A. H. Whitney Co. showing a boy standing in a pond facing off with a frog sitting on the bank. The boy holds a pitch fork behind his back and the frog is pointing a gun at the boy....

Scrapbook page containing eight small advertising cards arranged around a larger one. The larger one shows two girls playing croquet. Four smaller cards are cut to shape and show a horse, two roses, and...

Advertising card for G. Bernheimer, Bros. & Co. showing a frog jumping into the water in front of five ducklings. One of three cards with similar design. Back of card says: "Bernheimers'. Popular Books...

Article about the origins of area place names like Toad-a-Loop, Tour-de-Loup, and Sni-a-Bar, all supposed to be of French origin etymologically. "One of the troublesome place names in Kansas City is that...

Advertising card for L. A. Schoen, Jr., showing a girl riding a frog using a flower as a whip. Front of card says: "'Health is Wealth' Use Prickly Ash Bitters." Bottom of card on front and back says: "A....

Advertising card for Martin, Snyder & Co. showing two owls sitting on a tree branch in front of a lake as the sun sets, one with its arms (wings) around the other. An owl wearing a nightcap leans out of...

Advertising card for Martin, Snyder & Co. showing two owls sitting on a tree branch in front of a lake with their arms around each other holding two baby owls. An owl wearing a night cap and glasses watches...

Advertising card for Martin, Snyder & Co. showing two owls sitting on a tree branch in front of a lake being married by an owl in a collar. Two owls watch out of a hole in the tree trunk; below, two frogs...

The Kansas City Stockyards operated in the West Bottoms of Kansas City from 1871 to 1991. It was the second largest stockyards in the nation and one of Kansas City’s most important industries. This collection...